RE: [issues] Re: Demographics - Reprise

[Cat]

On this topic of -ess endings, interestingly enough Miss Manners had
something to say about it in her most recent column.  I actually agree
with some of her points -- what do you all think?

http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/2000-01/12/146l-011200-idx.html

I mean, isn't taking the male word as the neuter word doing the
same thing as using mankind vs humankind?  I personally dislike the fact
that 'he' and 'his' are supposed to be used when referring to a possible
person of either gender.  I really enjoyed my operating systems class last
semester, where every reference to a user or programmer was 'she' and
'her'.  

_CAt


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